I just got here. I'll add something witty later. ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ Locality: Victoria, BC Background: Astronomy, Computer Science, Education Politics: 50% DemSoc, 50% SocDem, trace amounts of lib Entertainment: Board/Video Gaming Humour: Jokes that are much less funny the second time
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Last Notes npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ @npub1dgcโฆcla4 "Stonks Crater" *does* has a good ring to it. Kind of a double-meaning where "crater" can be a verb. I invite others to workshop that idea more, haha. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ I've been using an SVG for my signature. Is there an interesting reason for using a JPG? Or was it just whatever you had on hand? npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ The Warpinator app on #LinuxMint is doing something weird. On version 2.0.4 it assigns some old UUID, and since both my Mint computers had config file originally copied from the same old computer, their UUIDs are the same. This resulted in only one being able to connect with other devices at a time.
Switching back to version 2.0.3 on at least one device fixed the issue because that version creates a different UUID.
Weird, huh? npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ it's the naturalizing these billionaires do that gets under my skin. they're pissing on our backs and telling us its raining. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ I was reading @npub1fdrโฆlvhs 's blog about fraudster vs. fraudster:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/25/lying-spies/#spying-liars
That part part regarding Cox and Trump's FTC made me think of a sorta exaggerated analogy:
It's like if someone claimed the had weapons-grade plutonium for sale. Another person buys it, finds that it is just a pile of pinball parts or something, and then they sue the seller for fraud. At no point does anyone ask "wait, but what were *you* going to do with **weapons-grade plutonium**!?" Kinda burying the lede there... npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ woah. How ancient? npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ Just saw a job application form's agreement thingy include the following statement:
> I understand that if I am hired, I will be an employee "at will," meaning I am not hired for any definite length of time and either I or the organization can terminate my employment at any time for any or no reason.
Like, is that a **bad** deal? Is that fairly standard? Does that mean a lay off can happen with no pomp, circumstance, or severence pay?
#GetFediHired #FediHire npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ Let us know how it goes! npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ I have that book, but the cover looks different. Are there different covers? What do I gotta do to collect 'em all?
(Awesome book by the way) npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ I heard all the gen X'ers were into "Betamaxxing". npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ wow, okay but he must be like an a techy kinda guy or somethin. ...
Gosh, my parents mentioned to me they are unable to install Windows 11. I left them with a few options, but I highly doubt they'll take the '*install linux*' option. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ If you don't feel like trying out a bunch of distros and you are using it for 'everyday work' as you say, then I'll suggest **Linux Mint Cinnamon**.
It is *one of* the distros that are familiar to Windows users. There are others and maybe they are a little bit better for this or a little bit better for that. But if you just want to get going then pick *something* and have at 'er. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ Is one of them still in its shrinkwrap? What a collector's item! npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ Does Dropkick Murphys not count? That Who Will Stand With Us song has been giving me so much energy lately. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ woah, that's how you filter by author? I never knew that, and I needed that a bit ago.
Thanks for the advice! Is there a list of search parameters somewhere for me to look at? npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ I think that the discussion of news, politics, and tech makes us *as* human as the discussion of art does. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ Oh awesome!
I may have even asked this question a year ago, but totally forgot. Thanks for the reminder. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ If I blur my eyes a bit when I look at this picture, it looks a bit like a Canada Goose with a comically long and straight neck. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ Another banger of a blog post about the #Fediverse from @[email protected]
https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-values-of-the-fediverse-ethical-social-media/
It covers a concrete example of behaviour modification that is talked about in the book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
I also like this passage:
> Itโs time to acknowledge that **itโs a basic human need to feel seen, heard and valued.** Of course we all want that. **My issue is with the design of Big Tech social platforms that exploit this primal need and drive a race โto the bottom of the brain stemโ for their own financial gain and influence.**
Exactly. I'll be an attention whore on my own terms. I don't want my base emotions to be invisibly pulled around for some corporation's own machinations. npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ What emoji best respresents the #Fediverse ? As in, there's already an emoji for email ๐ง . I know I could use ๐, but that is Mastodon-specific. Any clever ideas? npub1fdqzq5vjyh4q8rpden5f4vyz3gtmw3pwphl7efcg9zlnd38jaa5smvq38e calvin ๐๏ธ I use something called urbackup (running as a docker container). But I'm not very knowledgeable on back up stuff so I can't say if it is better than others things. In fact, I still haven't gotten around to getting it to backup my linux machine! EDIT: I see now you asked for Win11, where I only have backed up a Win10 PC.